Author Topic: Custom Orion on ebay  (Read 723 times)

edwardofhuncote

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Custom Orion on ebay
« on: January 28, 2017, 12:31:00 PM »
This is an unusual one... only the second white Alembic I've seen. Looks like Signature electronics and Double-P pickups. And LED's. Says it's neck-through too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112283377222






tbrannon

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Re: Custom Orion on ebay
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2017, 12:50:45 PM »
Looks like a Vector body shape.  I like it!

Twocan

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Re: Custom Orion on ebay
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2017, 01:15:00 PM »
Ditto. Looks like a vector. Really cool - you need a purple fedora with a feather in it for this one!
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Re: Custom Orion on ebay
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2017, 02:51:33 PM »
Don't know what the reserve is but the starting bid is a little over $1K lower than I would put the lowest price for that bass.

edwardofhuncote

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Re: Custom Orion on ebay
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2017, 04:33:04 PM »
Y'know... I'm thinking this bass, or one very much like it, was featured on an Alembic advertisement somewhere. The only other white one I remember is an EVH, that eventually was refinished in natural.

FC, if you're watching... was that something you posted once? I remember a thread somewhere...  ::)

StephenR

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Re: Custom Orion on ebay
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2017, 05:25:19 PM »
A quick search shows previous discussion of a white Europa on SF/craigslist.

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=12635.msg136994#msg136994

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Re: Custom Orion on ebay
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2017, 11:07:15 PM »
Edward: It looks a lot like the 4 string in the '89 catalogue:



And another one, also very similar but with inlays and less electronics:

« Last Edit: January 28, 2017, 11:11:51 PM by FC Bass »
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Re: Custom Orion on ebay
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2017, 02:50:22 AM »
That top one was what I remembered - close, but not quite it.  ;D

Funny, the Persuader 5-string next to the white one on the bottom page looks so much like my bass, except with Double-J's.